Oedipus
This is why Laius tried to have Oedipus killed.
What is prophecy?
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What is the Oracle at Delphi?
This is what all Greeks had in common.
What is language?
This is the man who was murdered by a group of Senators.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This is how Romans got water to the city.
What is an aqueduct?
This is what happened to Oedipus when he was to be killed.
What is given to a shepherd from Corinth?
This is a story that tells of heroic acts.
What is an epic?
This is the lower, working class of Roman society.
Who are plebians?
This is the group that Nero blamed for the fire of 64 AD.
Who are the Christians?
This is what Oedipus means.
What is "swollen foot"?
This myth from our video analysis can be seen as fair or unfair.
Who is Pyramus and Thisbe?
This is the blind storyteller who wrote the, "Iliad".
Who was Homer?
This is the rich upperclass of Roman society.
Who are patricians?
This was a place for social gatherings.
What is a bathhouse?
This is why Laius and Oedipus had a conflict at the crossroads.
What is class conflict?
I am the nymph who was turned into a turtle.
Who is Chelone?
This is the city-state that educated girls.
What was Sparta?
This is why the site of Rome was chosen.
What was fertile soil and strategic location?
This structure was built on the same sight of Nero's massive lake.
What is the Coliseum?
What is hubris?
We were raised by wolves and built Rome on 7 hills.
Who is Romulus and Remus?
What is art, architecture, drama, literature, philosophy, science, and medicine?
This is the 200 year period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire.
What was Pax Romana?
This is what made Rome able to build better than anyone else.
What is waterproof concrete?